- If you order from multiple signings at once, your books will be shipped when the last signing ends. If you want your books to ship as they are released, please order them separately and pay appropriate shipping.

- Please double check to be sure you are ordering the correct book. Once the signing has ended and an order has been placed with the bookstore, we cannot change your order.

- We cannot be expected to notice if you accidentally order twice. If you think you have ordered but aren't sure, feel free to email us and we will check for you. Refunds will NOT be issued if you notice after the refund deadline has passed.

- Books will be signed around the author's schedule, therefore, we cannot *always* ship your order the day the book releases. This is a fluid process that will vary from signing to signing.

February 12, 2016

Blog Tour Interview & Giveaway: Beyond the Stars by Stacy Wise!

Beyond the Stars by Stacy Wise

Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance

Publication: February 8th, 2016

Falling for him wasn't in the plans...

Most girls would kill for the opportunity to work for Jack McAlister, Hollywood's hottest actor, but twenty-one-year-old Jessica Beckett is ready to kick him out of her red Ford Fiesta and never look back. She should be spending her junior year in France, eating pastries and sharpening her foreign language skills. Instead she's reluctantly working as Jack's personal assistant, thanks to her powerhouse talent agent aunt.

Jack is private, prickly, and downright condescending. Jessica pushes his buttons—she's not the type of girl to swoon over celebrity heartthrobs, precisely why her aunt thought she'd be perfect for the job—and Jack pushes right back.

But as she begins to peel away his layers, Jessica is shocked to find she craves her boss's easy smile and sexy blue eyes. The problem is, so does the entire female population. And what started out as the job from hell soon has Jess wondering if a guy like Jack could ever find love with a regular girl like her.

Stacy Wise is the author of BEYOND THE STARS (Entangled Embrace, 2016). She has a B.A. in Communication Studies from UCLA and a Masters in Teaching from Chapman University. She lives in California with her husband, four children, two dogs, and ever-changing number of fish. BEYOND THE STARS is her debut novel.

Hi! I live in
Southern California with my husband and four kids (3 daughters, 1 son). I’m
ever so slightly obsessed with good coffee, Taylor Swift, and athletic shoes.

My debut novel is
called Beyond the Stars and is being
released by Entangled Embrace. It’s a Hollywood love story that (I hope!) will
leave readers smiling.

Do you have a book in
your house that's just destroyed because you've read it so much?

It’s from my
childhood – Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls. It’s tattered, torn, and stained with tears, but I’ll never
get rid of it.

What was your
inspiration for the book?

I finished my first
(unpublished book) and it was time to start the something new. I remember
sitting on my sofa with my hands poised above my laptop thinking, “I’ve got
nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada.” I sat there staring at my laptop until I sort of
zoned out. And that’s when the first line floated into my head: “I try to
ignore the pig in the passenger seat.” Once I had that, my mind was racing with
ideas for the story. Having a pig as a character in the story made writing it a
lot of fun!

What do you normally
like to read when not writing?

Great question! I’m
not attached to any specific genre. I love New Adult, of course, but I also
adore contemporary women’s fiction, YA, memoirs, mysteries, and thrillers. I
tend to gorge on a genre before moving on to something else, always circling
back to my favorite authors.

Who would you cast
for a movie/TV series as your main characters if given the chance?

Ohhh... As a former
casting director, this is a fun one! We always made lengthy lists when casting
roles, but if I could unilaterally chose just one person, I would cast Ashley
Benson as the female protagonist, Jessica Beckett, and Liam Hemsworth as the
male protagonist, Jack McAlister.

What are you working
on now?

I’m currently working
on my second novel, which is also a contemporary NA romantic comedy. The female
protagonist is a young attorney, and the male protagonist is a badass
kickboxing instructor.

Can you share a
teaser of BEYOND THE STARS with our readers?

There
was a loud knock on the door. As we watched the knob turn, Aunt Marnie
whispered, “Please let this go well.” And in walked Jack McAlister. Every fear
that I’d automatically detest him because he’s an actor was replaced by a new
fear that he was way too attractive to work for. He was dressed in ripped jeans
and a white T-shirt. On anyone else that shirt would’ve looked plain, but on
him, it was like the draping over a perfectly chiseled statue—like you knew
something extraordinary was ready to be discovered beneath it. Drop. Dead.
Gorgeous.

THIS OR THAT?

Cat
or Dog? Dog.

Ice
cream or Sorbet? Ice cream!

Heels
or flats? Depends on the occasion.

Knives
or sword? Yikes! Neither.

Coffee
or Tea? Coffee!

Iced
tea or hot tea? Neither.

Snow
or rain? Snow!

Movies
at home or Movie Theater? Movie at home.

Soda
or Juice? Water.

Twitter
or Facebook? Facebook.

Actual
book or eReader? Both.

Actual
book or Audiobook? Actual book.

Spring
or Summer? Uhh... I live in California. Not sure there’s a difference. :)

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